Descriptive Summary
Biesele, Rudolph L.
Rudolph L. Biesele
Papers
1844-1848,
1927-1939 Materials are written in
English.
5 in.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Lists of the contents of
the volumes of the Solms-Braunfels Archives as well as transcripts of the
Bourgeois d'Orvanne letters from them pertain to Biesele's direction of the
transcription of photostats of the archives located in the Library of Congress
and to his study, The History of the German Settlements
in Texas, 1831-1861 (1930). The papers also contain the typescript of
his essay, The Financial History of the Confederate
States (1927), miscellaneous excerpts, notes, and a clipping.
Biographical NoteDr. Rudolph Leopold Biesele (1886-1960)
earned his bachelor's, master's, and PhD degrees from the University of Texas,
where he taught in the history department until retiring in 1957. His major
area of research lie in German-Americans of Texas.
Select bibliography:
- Biesele, Rudolph Leopold. 1930. The History
of the German Settlements in Texas, 1831-1861. Austin, Tex: Press of Von
Boeckmann-Jones Co.
- Biesele, Rudolph Leopold. 1941. Workbook in
American History. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts.
- Biesele, Rudolph Leopold, and John Donald Hicks. 1952.
Readings in American History. Boston: Houghton
Mifflin.
Scope and ContentsLists of the contents of the volumes of
the Solms-Braunfels Archives as well as transcripts of the Bourgeois d'Orvanne
letters from them pertain to Biesele's direction of the transcription of
photostats of the archives located in the Library of Congress and to his study,
The History of the German Settlements in Texas,
1831-1861 (1930). The papers also contain the typescript of his essay,
The Financial History of the Confederate
States (1927), miscellaneous excerpts, notes, and a clipping.
Access RestrictionsUnrestricted access.
Use RestrictionsUnrestricted use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Biesele, Rudolph Leopold,
1886-1960
Bourgeois d'Orvanne,
Alexander
Subjects
Confederate States of America
-- Financial affairs.
Germans in Texas.
Colonization--History.
Colonies--America
Preferred CitationRudolph L. Biesele Papers, 1844-1848,
1927-1939, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Related MaterialSee also
Solms-Braunfels
Archives, 1842-1957
Detailed Description of the Papers
2N406
Rudolph L. Biesele Papers,
1844-1848, 1927-1939